Emma's asked to revisit Brideshead

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

In another coup, Michael Gambon will play Lady Marchmain's estranged husband.

Filming will begin in June with Ben Whishaw as their damaged son Sebastian Flyte and Hayley Atwell as his sister, Julia - she who is described in Evelyn Waugh's novel as having a face of flawless beauty.

Scroll down for more ...

Brideshead Revisited: Emma Thompson

Into this heady social and spiritual mix comes an outsider, one Charles Ryder, who becomes friends with Sebastian at Oxford and soon gets sucked into the machinations of the Marchmains.

Matthew Goode, another rising star, will play Charles. Mr Whishaw joked: "I'm looking forward to Emma Thompson playing my mummy."

Those with long memories or, perhaps, a set of DVDs will know that Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews and Diana Quick, respectively, and famously, played Charles, Sebastian and Julia in the landmark 1981 Granada television adapation of the novel.

On TV, Claire Bloom and Laurence Olivier played Lord and Lady Marchmain.

The film, being directed by Julian Jarrold from a screenplay by Jeremy Brock and Andrew Davies, will concentrate on the relationships between Charles, Sebastian and Julia, but Lord and Lady Marchmain will loom large.

In a sense, and depending on your reading of Waugh's novel, it's the icy will of Lady Marchmain that seems to dominate - a great role for Emma.

There had been much pressure to pack Brideshead Revisited with American Hollywood names who would have totally dislodged the delicate story, set mainly in pre World War II Britain.

But the producers at Ecosse Films and Hanway were determined to battle for British talent. By the way, it's rumoured that Miramax may be coming on board.

Shooting will take place at Castle Howard in Yorkshire, London, Venice and Morocco.